Accused Delphi killer Richard Allen created false stories during his psychotic state and alleged that “Satan killed the girls,” according to a neuropsychologist who testified for the defense. As CrimeOnline previously reported, in the fall of 2022, police arrested Allen for the murders of teens Libby German and Abby Williams. By spring 2023, he began …
The murder trial against accused child killer Richard Allen resumes Monday at the Carroll County Courthouse in Indiana. As CruneOnline previously reported, Allen, 52, stands accused of murdering two girls who vanished on February 13, 2017, and were found dead the next day. Police arrested Allen in 2022. He now faces two counts of murder …
Prosecutors concluded their case Thursday in the Delphi murders trial, emphasizing confessions and statements made by accused child killer Richard Allen. During the last two weeks, the prosecution linked Allen’s Sig Sauer gun to an unspent round found at the murder scene, and detailed the more than 61 confessions he made while in custody. As …
Erik and Lyle Menendez — who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989 — asked California Governor Gavin Newson for clemency on Monday, days after a prosecutor announced he would seek resentencing for the brothers. KTLA reported that Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón sent a letter to Governor Newsom supporting …
The tenth day of testimony resumes Tuesday in the case surrounding the 2017 murders of two Delphi girls and their accused killer, Richard Allen. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, were walking on the Monon High Bridge in Carroll Coubty when they were stabbed and left in the woods on …
The California prosecutor tasked with deciding whether to recommend resentencing for the Menendez brothers said on Monday that the pair do not pose a danger to the public. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón told People that he plans to decide on Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing at the end of the week after …
On Wednesday, more than 20 relatives of the Menendez brothers — who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989 — urged California prosecutors to review their convictions. The family gathered outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, where they asked the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office to resentence Erik and Lyle …
In what sounded at times like an unmoderated family therapy session, Lori Vallow Daybell’s surviving son spoke with his mother for the first time in four years in a conversation recorded for his new podcast, “The Scar Wars Podcast.” In the searing hour-long conversation,” which Colby Ryan called an interview, Vallow Daybell insisted that she …
A California prosecutor said on Thursday that he will review sexual abuse allegations involving the Menendez brothers, who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989 The Los Angeles Times reported that evidence of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s father molesting them was presented at their first trial — which ended with a hung …
Defense attorneys late last week filed multiple motions aimed at taking the death penalty off the table for Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students on November 2022. Kohberger’s attorneys filed 13 challenges to the state’s intention to seek the death penalty on Thursday, court records show. The challenges target several aggravating …
Convicted wife killer Scott Peterson lays out details of what he and his new lawyers think happened on the day Laci Peterson disappeared in a three-part streaming series on NBC’s Peacock. As CrimeOnline has reported, a jury unanimously found Peterson guilty of murdering his wife and their unborn son and sentenced him to death. The …
On Tuesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that it would decide whether Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. The Post and Courier reported that the court decided it would take over Murdaugh’s case after his trial attorneys requested the court to take jurisdiction over one of their two appeals. Murdaugh’s attorneys appealed …
